If I have a daughter, I want to name her Calista or Kalysta.
-- Anonymous User 6/12/2006
My daughter is Callista. We spelled it this way because her given nickame is Callie. I regret not spelling it the traditonal way with just 1 L. Everyone, and I mean, everyone loves this name. It was hard to find a name for her sister when she was born, because nothing can stand up to the beauty of Callista. But, Sienna was born and I think they go well!
I think this name is very, very beautiful on a girl. I also love the nickname Calie, and the one 'l' spelling. My twin girls are going to be named Delaney and Calista.
When I was younger and Ally McBeal was on, my sister and I always saw Calista's name in the credits. I grew up thinking that it was pronounced ca-LEES-ta instead of ca-LIS-ta. Now that I've learned the "proper" way to pronounce it, I don't like it as much. I think. I don't know. I keep going between liking it and not liking it. It's okay, I suppose. Lol.